Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are nationally-representative household surveys that provide data for a wide range of monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in the areas of population, health, and nutrition in Bangladesh Presented by G-8, MDS’11, Masters of Development Studies, University of Dhaka

1. Bangladesh
Demographic and
Health Survey
Presented by G-8, MDS’11
6th
October 2013
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2. What is BDHS?
•Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) are
nationally-representative household
surveys that provide data for a wide range of
monitoring and impact evaluation indicators in
the areas of population, health, and
nutrition.
•Conducted By---
1.National Institute of Population Research and
Training (NIPORT)
2.Mitra and Associates, Dhaka, Bangladesh
3.MEASURE DHS, ICF International,
Calverton, Maryland, USA
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3. What do they do & why?
BDHS Survey Topics
•Fertility and Family Planning
•Maternal Health
•Child Survival and Health
•Nutrition
•Knowledge of AIDS, etc.
This Survey project is responsible for
collecting and disseminating accurate,
nationally representative data on health
and population in developing countries
like Bangladesh.
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4. Methodology
•The survey used as a sampling frame the list of
enumeration areas (EA) prepared for the 2011 population
census
•The primary sampling unit (PSU) for the survey is an EA
created to have an average of about 100 households.
•A household listing operation was carried out in all selected
EAs (600 Eas were selected)
•19 teams of two persons each were deployed to carry out
the listing of households and administer the Community
Questionnaires
•The 2011 BDHS used five types of questionnaires: a
Household Questionnaire, a Woman’s Questionnaire, a
Man’s Questionnaire, a Community Questionnaire, and two
questionnaires to collect data on causes of death among
children under age 5 based on the MEASURE DHS Model
Questionnaires
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5. Fertility and Family Planning
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey – 2011
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6. Trends in Fertility
Total Fertility Rate
(Births per woman)
2016 Aim: 2.0
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7. Trends in Use of Contraception
Percentages of married women age 15-49 currently using
a methods of family planning
2016 Aim: 72
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8. Unmet Need for Family Planning
Percentages
of married
women age
15-49 who
wish to spare
or limit births
but are not
using
contraception
2016 Aim: 9%
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9. Maternal Health
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey – 2011
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10. Trends in Maternal Health
Among births three years before the survey
2016 Aim:
50% for all three indicators
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11. Trends in Delivery in Health Facilities by Wealth
Percentages of births delivered in health facilities in
the three years before the survey
2016 Aim:
<1:4 for
percentage of
deliveries of
deliveries in
health facilities
among the poorest
and wealthiest
women
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12. Child Survival and Health
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey – 2011
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13. Deaths per 1,000 live births
2016 Aim: 482016 Aim: 31
Trends in Child Mortality
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14. Childhood Care
Percent of children under age five
2016 Aim: 90% 2016 Aim: 90%2016 Aim: 50%
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Source: BDHS 2011

15. Nutrition
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey – 2011
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16. Trends in Exclusive Breastfeeding
Percent of children under 6 months who are
exclusively breastfeed
2016 Aim: 50%
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Source: BDHS 2011

17. Trends in Vitamin A Supplementation
Percent of children age 9-59 months receiving Vitamin A
supplementation in the six months preceding the survey
2016 Aim: 90%
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Source: BDHS 2011

18. Source: BDHS 2011
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2016 Aim:
52%
IYCF Practices
Percent of children age 6-23 months

19. 2016 Aim: 38%
Trends in Children’s Nutritional Status
Percent of children under age five
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Source: BDHS 2011
WHO threshold for
'very high‘ prevalence of
underweight (30%)
WHO threshold for
'very high‘ prevalence of
stunting (40%)

20. Knowledge of
HIV/AIDS
Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey – 2011
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21. Trends in Knowledge of AIDS
Percentage of Ever-Married Women and Men
Who Have Heard of AIDS
2016 Aim: 100%
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Source: BDHS 2011

22. Key Findings of BDHS 2011
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Source: BDHS 2011
Progress -> Several indicators
Fertility and Family Planning: High
Maternal Health: Satisfactory
Child Survival and Health: Very High
Nutrition : Satisfactory
Knowledge of HIV/AIDS : High

23. Thank You
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